are reluctant to put American troops at risk after more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Former TexasGov . RickPerry described the Islamic State group as "the worst threat to freedom since communism," and he declined to rule

bro-ing out. But it happened Friday when former TexasGovernorRickPerry and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum unexpectedly ..... campaign,” Santorum said of his friendship with the Texas governor. Perry asked Santorum to pray for his new

correspondent in AP's Texas capital bureau since November. He has covered Texas politics since 2011, including the national rise of Gov . RickPerry and Sen. Ted Cruz , and three sessions of the Texas Legislature. "Will has

pushed up case they can fade they can trip but they can't be pushed up Chris Christie. Scott Walker. Bobby Jindal RickPerry Jeb Bush ran off. It's all governors except for rent pilots on national base you'll put ruby on a list of particulars

Attorneys for former Gov . RickPerry have asked a Texas appeals court to dismiss felony ..... hasn't won statewide office in Texas in 21 years. Meanwhile, Perry's ..... District Court. The appeal to the Texas Third Circuit comes after Richardson's

Former TexasGov . RickPerry touted his record to Virginia Republicans on Tuesday as someone who ..... country after a "decade of discontent" and said his policies in Texas have helped create jobs and tighten border security. "It's time

Texas doesn't open the voting in presidential ..... advantage here. The urgency comes from Texas ' moving its election from the end ..... communication strategies. Former Gov . RickPerry is enlisting powerful Texas donors to prove he's serious about

then they’ll go brag about our state,” he told ABC News Radio, but he also noted several governors he likes: RickPerry of Texas , Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Chris Christie of New Jersey. [Listen to excerpts from the interview above

Malley —-the only Democrat in the group--said he had no plans to release his emails. An aide to former TexasGov . RickPerry said his emails “were requested and released through public information requests,” while he was in office and

but still on the road former TexasGov . RickPerry attends the Kern County GOP's ..... victory this week after a judge in Texas ordered a temporary halt to some ..... potential 2016er, former TexasGov . RickPerry called Obama's action a "blatant

have to comply with whatever that ruling is." Former TexasGov . RickPerry , a Republican, also said he believes it is a "state ..... Huckabee, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, all Republicans

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee continues his book tour making stops in South Carolina and Georgia. Former TexasGov . RickPerry will keynote the Republican Party of Pennsylvania's Lincoln Day Dinner this evening in Harrisburg. Kentucky

2016 race for the white house. It was a gop beauty pageant in Iowa. Big names like Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee, RickPerry showing up. Sarah Palin and Donald Trump were also there. Not in attendance, Mitt Romney. Was there a candidate that

said, "you can actually get results." Cruz, R- Texas , lampooned what he predicted would be the pitch of ..... protesters managed to briefly disrupt speeches by former Gov . RickPerry and Christie, holding signs that read, "DEPORTABLE

governor Scott walker and Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee would won back here in 2008, RickPerry , outgoing former governor recently former governor of Texas , you also have some who are potentially being added to that list, Donald Trump is here

officials. The members here also heard from potential 2016 hopefuls Dr. Ben Carson , Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and TexasGov . RickPerry , and many expressed more enthusiasm about those prospective candidates than they did about Romney. The prevailing

He's also making stops in Nevada, the "first in the West" state. Other GOPers like Ben Carson, Scott Walker, RickPerry , and yes even Mitt Romney are gathering at the RNC Winter Meeting this week where donors, delegates, and reporters

All of a sudden presidential candidates are hugging people. The fighting will come later, surely, but this is the time for making nice – at least with donors, until or unless Jeb Bush wraps them up. Some old fights are becoming new, one old fighter has new bruises, old faces are writing new books,

cattle calls" for GOP presidential candidates is Erick Erickson's Red State Gathering. Last cycle it's where RickPerry announced his candidacy. This year RedState gave ABC News a sneak peak at their event, which will be announced today